Good thing. Jail houses from Maryland to California are running out of cells to hide their misbehavin’ bodies.

The most valuable performer in the off-season for several NFL teams turned out to be the local bail bondsman.

The Buffalo Bills have a lot to prove this season. Like making the playoffs. And, like getting Marcell Dareus to camp before Alabama has to declare him a serial public nuisance.

The Ravens and 49ers lead the league with three player arrests each, including all-star Ray Rice.

Take young, testosterone-charged young men. Combine it with pots full of money. Add that to a collection of too much time, booze or drugs. Mix in the occasional scarlet woman, and it is a recipe for trouble. Of course that doesn’t explain Colts owner Jim Irsay, getting busted for drunk driving. Older but no wiser, evidently.

The Dareus situation, and others such as Broncos safety T.J. Ward, are indications of why coaches are relieved to get their players back into a controlled, structured environment. Why they’re happy training camps are swinging into action. When players are busy learning new systems, drained from hours of practice, there are less chances of photos showing up of Johnny Manziel rolling a $20 bill at a bathroom sink, or playing kissy-face with Playboy social model Dallas Parks.

Ward’s hearing on assault charges, resulting from an incident at PT’s All-Nude Club in Denver, were Tuesday delayed until August. Meantime, he can work with Aqib Talib and DeMarcus Ware, on giving Denver a new defence worthy of a Super Bowl.

Tuesday, Rolando McClain, instead of auditioning for the Cowboys’ linebacker job, was told he has to return to Alabama to face disorderly conduct charges. And, Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar has been charged with disorderly conduct after getting into a fight with NBA free agent Donte Greene. A bar is involved. Hands up, anyone who is surprised by that.

Dunbar is claiming self-defence. Naturally. But he’s also already been suspended for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. League disciplinarians will not be amused.

Meantime, the Bills may be pondering whether they made a mistake when, with A.J. Green available on draft day, they took the mightily troubled Dareus, who has been described by his agent as “a gentle giant who needs a mentor.”

The defensive tackle was originally late for camp opening so he could attend a hearing Monday where he was accepted into a pre-trial intervention program in Alabama that, on completion, could make two felony drug charges go away. He was charged for marijuana possession after originally being stopped for a traffic violation.

Expected to arrive Monday night at training camp in New York, he didn’t show this time, ostensibly because of the weather. To complicate matters, he failed the Bills’ conditioning program and still has to pass a running test. Plus, there are charges for street racing, with a September court date.

“Marcell was due in last night,” said head coach Doug Marrone, Tuesday, “there was pretty bad weather and his flight got cancelled.”

Of course, he could’ve just driven himself and ... oh! Never mind.

ZACH ATTACK

Titans rookie Zach Mettenberger, a former LSU quarterback, was sucker-punched in a Nashville bar this weekend by another patron.

“Here’s the truth: The guy said something about ‘Roll Tide!’ to Zach, and Zach turned around and said ‘Good luck with that,’ ” bar owner Steve Ford told the Tennessean. “And the guy’s buddy then sucker-punched Zach.”

The name of the bar? Loser’s Most Wanted Bar & Grill. Which sums up the kind of off-season its been for NFL players.

CHEERS, JEERS & FEARS

The Packers have invited Brett Favre to Green Bay for a jersey retirement ceremony at Lambeau Field.

Club president, Mark Murphy, says Favre has wavered over uncertainty at the reception he’ll receive. But Favre says “boo” to that concern.

“I’ve heard that was a concern of mine, and I’m here to tell you I’m not,” Favre told ESPN. “I’m not worried about that. I’m well aware that you can’t please everyone ... but I think the 16 years that I had in Green Bay speaks for itself.”

Favre was booed the last time he played at Lambeau with the Vikings. He believes he’d get a more pleasant reception if he returned to have his No. 4 retired.

So, the question for Favre isn’t so much whether he can go home again; as it is whether anyone will care if he comes home.

MONEY BALL

Even though he has yet to throw a meaningful pass for the Cleveland Browns, quaterback Johnny Manziel turns out to be worth his weight in gold,